Senior Software Engineer

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join a small engineering team as one of its first hires and take ownership of product features from initial definition through release. The role is mostly hands-on coding, paired with real input into product direction and design decisions.

What you'll do

• Take features from early definition and design through backend build and release.
• Build and expand core server-side systems from the ground up.
• Work day to day with the technical lead to plan and deliver rapidly rising priorities.
• Split time roughly evenly between writing code and shaping product direction, using AI tools to increase output.

What we're looking for

• 1 to 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• Very strong backend engineering skills, with a record of owning systems end to end and shipping production code quickly.
• Hands-on experience building product features powered by AI or large language models.
• Comfort taking broad ownership of a product, including design, product decisions and customer conversations.

Bonus points

• Prior startup experience.
• Experience building and growing personal projects or side products to meaningful revenue.
• An undergraduate computer science or electrical engineering degree from a leading university.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 160,000 to 220,000 per year
• Equity

Location and work model

• New York, NY, United States
• On-site, 5 days in-office per week
• Full-time